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FRANK FORESTER S FIELD SPORTS. 



along the south shore of Long Island, and at Egg Harhor. On 

 the streams of the interior it is quite common during winter. I 

 have met with it on various parts of the Ohio, and on the Mis- 

 sissippi as far as New Orleans. It associates in small parties, 

 and is usually observed flying but a short distance above the 

 water. 



" The largest flock I ever met with, was from nine to twelve — 

 those I saw at the mouth of the river Licking ; but from my ob- 

 servations, they are not so plentiful in the vicinity of Cincinnati, 

 as farther down the Ohio River." — Giraud's Birds of Long Is- 

 land. 



THE RING-NECKED DUCK. 



Fuligida Rvfitarques ; Bonap. Tufted Duck, Anas Fullgula i 

 Wilson Am. Orn. 



"Male 18.28. Female 16. 



" Abundant on the Ohio, during the autumn, winter, and 

 early spring. Rather rare along the coasts of the Middle At- 

 lantic Districts. 



" Adult male: 



" Bill about the same length as the head, rather deeper than 

 broad at the base, depressed and enlarged toward the end, the 

 frontal angle acute. Upper mandible, with the dorsal line at 

 first sloping, then concave, along the unguis decurved, the ridge 

 broad and flat at the base, then broadly convex, the sides nearly 

 flat and perpendicular at the base, convex and sloping toward 

 the end, the edges soft, with about forty-five internal lamellae ; 

 unguis obovate, curved. Nostrils sub-basal, lateral, rather 

 small, oval, pervious. Lower mandible flat, with the angle very 

 long, and rather narrow, the dorsal line very short, slightly con- 

 vex, the edges with about sixty-five lamellae, and smaller inter- 

 mediate ones above. 



" Head of moderate size, neck rather long and slender, body 

 full and depressed, wings rather small. Feet very short, strong, 



